Lukas Gage Talks Memoir "I Wrote This For Attention," Smile 2, White Lotus, and Euphoria

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Lukas Gage is everywhere. He’s in everything! White Lotus, Euphoria, Smile 2, Love, Victor, Fargo, the film of the year, Companion… and now he has a memoir out, I Wrote This for Attention, which, as you might imagine is a page turner. The San Diego-born actor only turned 30 this year, but he’s definitely lived a life so far.

In the book (and on the couch) he covers his tumultuous upbringing, rebellion, drugs, rehab wilderness camp, and sadly abuse, plus his first decade in Hollywood, hustling hard and dealing with Borderline Personality Disorder, with the same candor and humor he comes to the studio with. If you’re looking for Chris Appleton, Kim Kardashian-officiated marriage tea, it’s mentioned briefly in the book, and we chat about it a bit here, but it’s really the least interesting part of his life and career.

He also discusses getting his a$$ eaten on White Lotus, STDs, trust and abandonment issues, how he deals with BPD, getting accused of queerbaiting, mukbangs, Sam Levinson, eccentric older ladies, Noah Centineo, that viral video, and so much more.

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0:00.0	Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.co.
0:05.5	That's audible.co.uk slash wondering.
0:11.4	It matters not what you've done, but what you do with what you've done for others.
0:17.0	Noah Centeno.
0:18.6	I get it.
0:19.8	I do.
0:20.1	I understood it at first. I get it. I get it. I do. I understood it at first. I get it. I get it. Hello, beautiful human. I'm Zach. That is Dan. And today we welcome to the studio. He is an actor. He also writes books. Say hello to Lucas Gage. He wrote... Rukes. What were you about to call?
0:37.6	Yeah, what were you going to call me?
0:38.2	I was going to call you Lucas with a C.
0:40.5	Okay.
0:40.9	Oh, that was good.
0:42.0	I heard an R in there, though. No, no, no. I was going to call you Lucas with a C. You were very good. You read the book. Oh, yeah, I read the book. I listen to the book.
0:49.6	No way.
0:50.2	We've done our research,
0:51.7	but I'm not going to lie to you.
0:52.5	I'm a little concerned.
0:53.6	Am I talking to a pathological liar?
0:56.5	I open up the book saying, We've done our research, but I'm not going to lie to you. I'm a little concerned. Am I talking to a pathological liar?
0:56.6	I open up the book saying that I was a pathological liar as a child to my journal, looking back on it.
1:04.3	And you talk about lying as a way to survival.
1:07.4	Yeah.
1:07.7	It's woven throughout the book.
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